SqlFunctions.GetDate Method
Definition
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Returns the current database system timestamp as a datetime value without the database time zone offset. This value is derived from the operating system of the computer on which the instance of SQL Server is running.
public:
static Nullable<DateTime> GetDate();[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "GETDATE")]
public static DateTime? GetDate ();[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "GETDATE")>]
static member GetDate : unit -> Nullable<DateTime>Public Shared Function GetDate () As Nullable(Of DateTime)Returns
The current database timestamp.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see GETDATE (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
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